Elder Abuse and Medicare Fraud Charges for California Nursing Home Federal officials have filed an official complaint against the owners and operators of a California nursing home chain for elder abuse and Medicare fraud. US Attorney Melinda Haag’s office filed the elder abuse and Medicare fraud charges on Friday, August 29th, against the Country Villa Watsonville East Nursing Center (now known … [Read more...]
Severe Elder Abuse Sometimes Caused by Caregivers
August 25, 2014 By Leave a Comment
California Woman, Caregiver, Pleads No Contest to Serious Felony Elder Abuse On Tuesday, August 19th, a woman from Salinas, California pleaded no contest to felony elder abuse, according to the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office. Daisy Yolanda Ramirez, 42, was hired as a caregiver for the victim in 2009. Emergency responders, including police and firefighters, responded numerous times to … [Read more...]
Telemarketing Scams Are Financial Elder Abuse
August 18, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Complaints Against Telemarketing Companies Allege Financial Elder Abuse and Telemarketing Scams In 2013, two of the most serious consumer complaints were elder abuse and telemarketing campaigns, with telemarketing scams often the root cause of many cases of financial elder abuse. A report by the Consumer Federation of America and the North American Consumer Protection Investigators asked 40 … [Read more...]
Sexual Elder Abuse of Older Women Underreported
July 10, 2014 By Leave a Comment
New Study Suggests Older Women Face Sexual Elder Abuse More Than Reported An Australian study suggests that older women face more sexual elder abuse than is reported, in part because older women are seen as “asexual” and therefore not the targets of sexual abuse. Norma’s Project looked into the prevalence of sexual elder abuse among older women, and the report was published on Monday, July 7th, … [Read more...]
Former Bookkeeper Convicted on Charges of Financial Elder Abuse
July 8, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Former Nursing Home Bookkeeper Guilty on Charges of Financial Elder Abuse A bookkeeper for an Alabama nursing home has been convicted on charges of financial elder abuse after being charged for stealing money from residents. Mary K. Nowell, 49, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, July 2nd, to charges of theft of patient funds from the Evergreen Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Conecuh County, … [Read more...]
Elder Abuse Lawsuits Allowed Against Arizona Hospitals
July 7, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Arizona Supreme Court Rules that Hospitals are Not Exempt from Elder Abuse Lawsuits On Monday, June 30th, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that hospitals in the state can be sued in elder abuse lawsuits under special measures passed to protect senior citizens from elder abuse. In a unanimous decision, the justices said that senior citizens can face elder abuse anywhere, not just by a caregiver in … [Read more...]
Kansas Facility Investigated for Nursing Home Abuse
May 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Kansas Nursing Home Faces Serious Nursing Home Abuse Charges A skilled nursing facility in Andover, Kansas faces serious allegations of nursing home abuse after a family experienced an unthinkable tragedy. Ed and Donna Colcher met at the tender age of 24 and married after a 9-month courtship. After 24 years of marriage, Donna suffered a stroke and soon her family was unable to care for her. … [Read more...]
Man Charged with Elder Abuse for Being Drunk at Facility
May 19, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Man Charged with Elder Abuse After He Was Found Drunk in a Patient’s Room A Minnesota resident has been charged with elder abuse after he was found drunk and passed out on the job at a group nursing home. Everett Charles Stiner, 58 years old, was arrested on elder abuse charges on May 9th after police were called to the Treasure State Group House. He faces one felony elder abuse charge in … [Read more...]
Massachusetts Nurse Admits to Nursing Home Abuse
May 14, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Woman Admits She and Second Employee Committed Nursing Home Abuse A woman in Framingham, Massachusetts admitted to police that she and a fellow employee at a local nursing home had committed nursing home abuse because they “thought it was funny.” Damaris Diaz, 18, and Samuel Ayekple, 25, were arrested on Monday, May 5th, after an investigation that led Diaz to confess. Diaz was charged with … [Read more...]
Texas DA Launches Elder Abuse Prevention Campaign
May 12, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Harris County Launches Elder Abuse Prevention Campaign in May District Attorney Devon Anderson launched a countywide elder abuse prevention campaign on May 4th. “Our Office prosecutes financial and physical abuse against the elderly. However, we know that to get to the root of the problem, awareness and prevention are key to stopping this conduct,” said DA Anderson. “Elder abuse is under … [Read more...]
